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Ministry of Education
Government approves Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan  Scheme to continue till 31st March, 2026
The Government has approved the scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan  for continuation till 31.03.2026 or till further review, whichever is earlier. The proposal entails an expenditure of Rs. 12929.16 crore out of which Central Share is Rs. 8120.97 crores and the State Share is of Rs. 4808.19 crores. It has been envisaged to support around 1600 projects under the new phase of the scheme.
Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan , a Centrally Sponsored Scheme  is an overarching scheme, operating in mission mode for funding the state government universities and colleges to achieve the aims of equity, access and excellence.
New phase of RUSA targets to reach out the unserved, underserved areas; remote/ rural areas; difficult geographies; LWE areas; NER; aspirational districts, tier-2 cities, areas with low GER etc., and to benefit the most disadvantaged areas and SEDGs.
The new phase of the scheme has been designed to implement some of the recommendations and aims of the New Education Policy, which suggests some key changes to the current higher education system to revamp and re-energize it and thereby deliver quality higher education, with equity and inclusion.
Under the new phase of the scheme, State Governments will be supported for Gender inclusion, Equity Initiatives, ICT, Enhancing employability through vocationalisation & skill upgradation. States will also be supported for creation of new Model Degree Colleges. State Universities will be supported for Multi-Disciplinary Education and Research. Grants will be provided for strengthening both accredited and non-accredited Universities and Colleges for undertaking various activities including teaching-learning in Indian languages.
Ministry of Finance
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman to be on a two-day visit to Assam and Tripura from 21st to 22nd July
She will felicitate the officers & staff of CBIC who have been awarded the Presidential Award on Republic Day 2023 in the Investiture Ceremony in Guwahati
She will also attend the inauguration of GST Bhawan in Agartala
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman will be on a two-day visit to Assam and Tripura from 21st to 22nd July. During her visit in Guwahati, she will participate in the Investiture Ceremony for conferment of Presidential Award for - ‘Specially Distinguished Record of Service’ to the officers and staff of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs . The ceremony will be held in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Guwahati on 21st July 2023 from 9:00 AM. The Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificates were announced on the occasion of Republic Day, 2023.
Presidential Award of Appreciation Certificate will be awarded to 29 officers and staff of CBIC. These officers were selected based on their exemplary performance in their respective field of service over the years. The awardees selected this year include officers from all cadres of the Service, who have consistently performed with distinction in their various assignments, including prevention of smuggling, detection of tax evasion, detection of trade-based money laundering and foreign exchange violations, besides contributions in tax policy formulation, revenue mobilization, and automation of business processes, and capacity building and training.
The ceremony will also be attended by the Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary who shall be the Guest of Honour, Revenue Secretary Shri Sanjay Malhotra and Shri Vivek Johri, Special Secretary to Government of India & Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs , along with Members of CBIC, senior officers of the Department.
The dignitaries will then proceed to Tripura to attend the Inauguration Function of the GST Bhawan in Agartala. On Day 2, the Hon’ble Minister shall also visit the ICP, Srimantpur in Tripura.
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Ministry of Civil Aviation
Ministry of Civil Aviation organises the Conference of the Secretaries of Civil Aviation
The conference organised to boost the development in the sector by promoting collaboration between the centre and states
Ministry of Civil Aviation has organised the Conference of the Secretaries of Civil Aviation of all the states and union territories. The inaugural session was chaired by Shri Rajiv Bansal, secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt of India, today in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
The objective of the conference is to promote greater collaboration and synergy between state civil aviation departments and the Ministry of Civil aviation to augment the development of the civil aviation sector.
The conference began with the opening remarks of the Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation and was followed by Presentations on Various Initiatives & Programs of the Ministry of Civil Aviation , a Presentation by DGCA, a Presentation by BCAS, Interaction with States / UTs on UDAN, Krishi Udan, Aviation Security, Developments of Airports, Greenfield Airports, Heliports, Heli Sewa, Water Aerodromes, etc., Interaction on Convergence aspects with Ministry of DoNER, Presentation on FTO / IGRUA / RGNAU, Presentation on Helicopters/HEMS, Presentations on MRO / Air Cargo and Drones.
In his opening remarks, Shri Rajiv Bansal said there has been a lot of progress in the last year. Domestic air traffic is almost near to the pre-Covid level, multiple new airports have been inaugurated, and new routes have been launched, policy steps to promote drone, Helicopter Medical Emergency Services and Fractional Ownership have been initiated. The Secretary requested states to reduce VAT on ATF and appreciated those states who have already done it.
Subjects of Infrastructure support such as the extent of land requirement for different types of airports, pending cases of handing over of land, Taxation related issues such as VAT, tax incentives for promoting FTO, MRO, etc., Civil Aviation Policies of States / UTs such as articulating the States / UTs Civil Aviation Policies and its components, Sharing the best practices of States like UP, Gujarat, Karnataka, Odisha, NER, etc., and promotion of last mile connectivity were discussed during the conference.
Smt. Usha Padhee, Additional Secretary, MoCA, Smt. Rubina Ali, Joint Secretary MoCA, Shri Arun Kumar, Director General, DGCA, Shri Zulfikar Hasan, DG, BCAS, Secretaries/ Officer in charge civil aviation of the states and union territory and other stakeholders MoCA and states were present in the event.
Ministry of Defence
Exercise Gagan Shakti-2018: IVTT operations In the Northern and North Eastern sector
As part of ongoing exercise ‘GaganShakti-2018’, the Operational Commands of the IAF planned and executed Inter Valley Troop Transfer  in coordination with affiliated Indian Army Commands. IVTT, a major Joint Operation, was conducted in the high hills of Northern and North-Eastern Sector. The aim of the exercise was to validate the capability of the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army to quickly transfer and redeploy acclimatized troops, in the simulated objective area. These operations are conducted to reposition troops from one valley to another, to counter any evolving threat and to surprise or offensively exploit the weakness of the adversary.
In the mountainous terrain the movement of the troops from one valley to another is a challenging task. The redeployment of forces from one area of interest to another may at times take couple of days. IVTT operations help to reposition the desired forces within a couple of hours.
All the three commands of IAF conducted a company level exercise in their area of operations, in a time sensitive environment. This tactical transfer of troops not only validated Joint Operations between the IAF & the Indian Army, but also showcased the capability of the IAF to operationalise forward ALG’s by setting up communications and refueling facilities, and preparing aircraft operating surface. C-130 and AN-32 tactical transport aircraft and Mi-17 V5 / ALH helicopters are used for these missions. Owing to their versatile maneuvering capabilities, these platforms are most adaptable in an extremely demanding high altitude terrain.
The operations were meticulously planned by the planning staff and the aircrew executed the demanding and rigorous operations by flying in a coordinated manner, giving due importance to the flight safety. In addition to the aircrew, the maintenance and administrative personnel, worked relentlessly through day and night, to ensure smooth conduct of these high intensity operations.
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates boxer, Lovlina Borgohain for winning gold medal at Boxing World Championships
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated boxer, Lovlina Borgohain for winning gold medal at Boxing World Championships.
In a tweet Prime Minister said;
“Congratulations @LovlinaBorgohai for her stupendous feat at the Boxing World Championships. She showed great skill. India is delighted by her winning the Gold medal.”
Cabinet
Cabinet condoles the death of Union Minister of State  for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Anil Madhav Dave
The Union Cabinet has expressed profound sorrow at the sad demise of Shri Anil Madhav Dave, Union Minister of State  for Environment, Forest and Climate Change at New Delhi, today. In a Resolution passed at a special Cabinet Meeting, the Cabinet noted that in his passing away, the country has lost a veteran and distinguished leader who held many eminent positions as a Member of Parliament and as Minister of State  Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The Cabinet met under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and extended its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family on behalf of the Government and the entire nation.
The following is the text of the Resolution:
“Shri Anil Madhav Dave was born on 6th July 1956 at Barnagar, Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. He got his M.Com degree from Gujrati College, Indore, specializing in Rural Development and Management.
Shri Dave was a river conservationist, environmentalist and social worker. He was a prolific writer, authoring several books in Hindi and English. He was the founder of Jan Abhiyan Parishad and also edited the monthly magazine “Charaiveti” and JAP, Jan Abhiyan Parishad Journal. He was also a trained pilot, who flew a Cessna 173 aircraft over river Narmada from the source to mouth, and also completed a 1312 km raft journey along the entire length of the river. He also organized the staging of a play on Chhatrapati Shivaji, “Janata Raja” which has been staged 1000 times, including a performance at Wembley, London.
He was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2009 and has been on various Committees of Parliament including the Committee on Water Resources and the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. He was also a Member of the Parliamentary Forum on Global Warming and Climate Change. He was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2016 and became the Minister of State  of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Shri Anil Madhav Dave was a true social worker widely known for his empathy for the poor and under-privileged. As an environmentalist, he worked tirelessly for conservation of Narmada river. He was a true nationalist and handled his public responsibilities with politeness and grace. In his passing away, the nation has lost an eminent leader from Madhya Pradesh”.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Success Story: NSIC provides impetus to Enterprise
Mr. Ehsan Ullah hailing from Nazir Bagh, Kanpur owns a unit called East West Tanners which manufactures all kind of leather goods, footwear, garments & textiles Items etc.
With NSIC’s support under tender marketing scheme his unit now has an annual turnover of Rs 15 crore. NSIC ltd, Kanpur registered his unit and completed all the procedures and formalities for commercial marketing of his products under the brand name ‘EWT’. He started his unit in 1999 with an initial capital of Rs. 1 lakh.
His aim is to increase the employment of the industries and achieve customer satisfaction by providing best service with economic price, good quality and timely shipment and delivery.
Special Service and Features
Divisional Dak Adalat
(Kochi, September 02, 2022:
The Divisional level Dak Adalat of Ernakulam Postal Division will be held on September 09, 2022 at 11.00 am through Video conferencing.
Grievances of postal customers would be heard during the adalat. Complaints should be sent in advance and contain full details such as date and time of posting, full address of the sender and addressee, registration receipt number with the date and office of booking for eM0/VP/ Registered or Insured/Speedpost articles.
If the complaint is about the Savings schemes or Postal Life Insurance or Rural Postal Life Insurance, the complaint should contain the account number, name and full address of the depositor, name of the Post office and any reference of the postal department if available. However the complaints already taken up in the previous Dak Adalats and settled will not be entertained.
Mobile number and e-mail ID should be included in the application without fail.
Those who wish to avail this facility may send their complaints in envelopes super scribed ”DAK ADALAT” addressed to ”Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Ernakulam Division, Kochi-682 011“ or sent to sspekmdn.keralapost[at]gmail[dot]com so as to reach here on or before September 06, 2022
Prime Minister's Office
PM expresses happiness over Kolkata Durga Puja inscribed on the Intangible Heritage list by UNESCO
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed happiness over Kolkata Durga Puja inscribed on the Intangible Heritage list by the UNESCO.
In response to a tweet by UNESCO, the Prime Minister said;
"A matter of great pride and joy for every Indian!
Durga Puja highlights the best of our traditions and ethos. And, Kolkata’s Durga Puja is an experience everyone must have."
Ministry of Heavy Industries
Subsidy Under Fame-II Scheme
The Ministry of Heavy Industries formulated Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase II  Scheme for a period of five years commencing from April 01, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crore. This phase mainly focuses on supporting electrification of public & shared transportation, and aims to support through demand incentive 7090 eBuses, 5 lakh e-3 Wheelers, 55000 e-4 Wheeler Passenger Cars and 10 lakh e-2 Wheelers. In addition, creation of charging infrastructure is also supported under the Scheme.
Under phase-II of FAME India Scheme, about 7,40,722 no. of electric two vehicles have been sold as on 20.07.2023 .Further, MHI sanctioned 6315 electric buses to 65 cities/STUs/State Govt. entities for intracity operations. At present no proposal to launch FAME-III is under consideration in the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
The Ministry of Heavy Industries has received seventeen  complaints regarding misappropriation of subsidies under the Government’s FAME India Phase II scheme by some electric vehicles manufacturers. The complaints are mainly related to the violation of Phased Manufacturing Programme  guidelines under FAME India Scheme Phase-II. All the complaint cases have been referred to the testing agencies for re-verification. After examination of reports in respect of two OEMs, the models of these two OEMs have been suspended from the FAME scheme. Further, the processing of their pending claims has been stopped till they submit sufficient evidence to show their compliance to PMP timelines.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Krishan Pal Gurjarin a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Change in Holiday on account of Id-ul-Zuha 
Central Government Administrative Offices located at Delhi/New Delhi to remain closed on 22.08.2018
On the basis of the report of Ruiyat Hilal  headed by Shahi Imam, Jama Masjid, Delhi, Syed Ahmed Bukhari intimating that witnesses of sighting of moon have been received from different cities of India, it has been decided that all Central Government Administrative Offices located at Delhi/New Delhi shall remain closed on 22.08.2018 instead of 23.08.2018 on account of Id-ul-Zuha .
The earlier release issued on 14.08.2018 stating that Id-ul-Zuha  will be celebrated on 23.08.2018 stands withdrawn.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Gadkari: Vehicle Scrapping Policy is a win-win situation for all Stakeholders
Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari said that “the new vehicle scrapping policy will present a win-win situation for all stakeholders”. Addressing the press at the Transport Bhawan after announcing the Vehicle Scrapping Policy at the Parliament on Thursday, Shri Gadkari said that “the results of the policy will include aspects like safety, reduction in fuel consumption and pollution”.
The Minister said that “the policy doesn’t have any punishment provisions like penalty and is in the interest of the poor”. Listing out the benefits of the Vehicle Scrapping pOlicy, Shri Gadkari said that “due to using the raw material from the scrapped vehicles, not only the price of new vehicles will be reduced but their maintenance cost will also come down and it will also help in generating more employment opportunities in the sector”. He expressed hope that around 100 vehicle scrapping centres will become operational in the country in next one and a half to two years and the number will keep increasing.
The Minister also said that he has requested the Union Finance Minister and states to give concession in Goods & Services Tax on purchase of new vehicles. He stated that the vintage cars will be kept out of the scrapping policy. He also said that the Road Transport Ministry has made it mandatory for economic models of the cars to have airbags as an additional safety measure.
The Minister termed the policy as one to convert waste and knowledge into wealth.
NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission releases ATL Drone Module at Aero India
NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission  and Drona Aviation, an IIT Bombay start-up, launched the ‘ATL Drone module: Get, Set, Go’ for Atal Tinkering Labs at the ongoing Aero India 2019 in Bengaluru. The ATL Drone Module was launched by Dr. G Satish Reddy, Chairman, DRDO and Sanjay Jaju, Joint Secretary, Department of Defence Production,, along with. Apurva Godbole, CEO, Drona Aviation and representatives of AIM.
The idea of flying has always been a fascinating concept for all young as well as old. “With the ATL Drone Module, young students of India will learn how to create their own drones and use them for solving community problems in India”, said Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog.
“In the age of the Fourth industrial revolution, drones are one of the most promising technologies integrating the concepts of physics, maths, chemistry, engineering and sensor technologies creating a tremendous range of innovative solutions that can be developed using them”, said Mr R Ramanan, Mission Director, AIM.
Drona Aviation is India’s first developer drone company, with a focus on drone innovation. The ATL Drone Module aims at building this open source community of tinkerers who will learn and buid on drone ideas to showcase their many possible application. “Created with iterations and feedback from hundreds of students and teachers over the last three years, we hope that this module can be the spark and twig to start the fire of drone revolution in our country”, said Mr Godbole.
Through the ATL Drone module, sky indeed is the limit for their creativity and innovation. Students will be able to connect this module to their academic subjects, especially physics and mathematics, and enhance their spatial problem-solving skills.
Atal Innovation Mission, housed at NITI Aayog, is Government of India’s flagship initiative to foster a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship across India. With the vision to empower our young generation with the 21st century skills of design thinking, problem solving, collaboration, critical thinking and so on, AIM has selected more than 5000 Atal Tinkering Labs  where young innovators get access to latest technologies of microelectronics, Internet of Things , 3D printing, robotics, drone technology, artificial intelligence and so on. Previously, an ATL Space Module was also launched to inspire young innovators to reach for the stars. The drone module is set to give further impetus to their ambitions in an imaginative way.
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Cabinet
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Côte d’lvoire for cooperation in the field of Health
The Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding  between Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene of the Republic of Cote d'lvoire on Cooperation in the field of Health.
The Memorandum of Cooperation covers the following areas of cooperation:-
- Exchange & training of medical doctors, officials, other health professionals and experts in the field of advanced medical technology, nuclear medicine, renal transplantation, cardiac surgery, nephrology, hemodialysis and medical research;
- Regulation of drugs and pharmaceutical products;
- Assistance in development of human resources and setting up of health care facilities;
- Medical and health research development;
- Management of healthcare sector and public health services including medical evacuations;
- Procurement of generic and essential drugs and assistance in sourcing of drug supplies;
- Collaboration and research in the field of HIV/AIDS;
- Development and improving the techniques and strategies for epidemiological surveillance;
- Exchange of best practices in the field of primary health care;
- Sharing of know-how on management of hospitals and community healthcare centers;
- The promotion of public health and sharing of experiences in medical waste
- management;
- Health promotion and disease prevention;
- Non-Communicable Diseases;
- Occupational and Environmental Health;
- Medical Research; and
- Any other area of cooperation as may be mutually decided upon.
A Working Group will be set up to further elaborate the details of cooperation and to oversee the implementation of this Memorandum of Understanding.